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Construction site
Information updated October 1, 2003

 

Montour Trail

Montour Road (Groveton) to McDonald Trestle to Bridge over Route 50- Completed -(Rode September 13, 2003 )
Bridge over Route 50 - Waiting on PennDot to redo the intersection - Maybe next year or the one after that.   There is a quarter mile on road to get around this section.
Bridge over Route 50 to Hendersonville - Completed (Rode September 13, 2003)
Hendersonville - Bridge over Morganza Road missing.  300 yards on road for an at grade crossing.
Hendersonville to Chartiers Creek - Completed - One at grade crossing with steep, 20 foot hill (Rode August 9, 2003)
Chartiers Creek to Rt. 19 - Design and engineering underway
Rt. 19 to Library Jct. - Completed (Arrowhead Trail)
Library Jct. to Brownsville Rd - Design and engineering underway
Brownsville Rd to Triphammer Rd - Completed
Triphammer Rd to Snowden - Design and engineering underway
Snowden to Gill Hall - Completed 
Gill Hall to Large - Trail on existing low traffic  road.  1.5 miles along level park road, .5 miles over small hill (Rode July 2003)
Large to Clairton - Completed 

Three Rivers Heritage Trail

West End Bridge to Duquesne Incline - 
Duquesne Incline to South 3rd Street - Completed - watch out for pedestrians as you go by Station Square
South 3rd Street to 9th St. - Use McKean and Bingham Street
9th St. to west side of  Glenwood Bridge - Completed 
West side of  Glenwood Bridge to Sandcastle - Design and engineering underway

Steel Valley Trail

Alongside  Sandcastle - Acquisition of Right of way underway
Sandcastle to Lowes Theater - Acquisition of Right of way  underway
Lowes Theater to Lowes Building Center - (1 mile of trail ) Completed
Lowes Building Center to east edge of Waterfront - (1 mile of trail) Space for the trail is there.  Looks like it was a construction road some time ago. No trail surface (Checked  8/2003)
Waterfront to Kennywood Amusement Park  - Acquisition of R/W underway
Kennywood Amusement Park to McKeesport - Design and engineering underway
McKeesport to Clairton - Signed for bike lanes and shared roadway

Youghiogheny River Trail, North

McKeesport Marina to 15th St. Bridge - Completed
15th St Bridge to McKeesport city limits on east side of Youghiogheny - Completed
McKeesport city limits to Boston on east side of Youghiogheny - use back streets near river (low traffic) to Boston Bridge, then walk bikes on sidewalk across bridge
15th St. Bridge to Durabond Plant on west side of Youghiogheny - use roadway
Durabond Plant to Boston - Closed due to trail falling down the hill (Viewed Aug 24, 2003)
Boston to Connellsville  - Completed

Youghiogheny River Trail, South

Connellsville to Confluence - Completed

Allegheny Highlands Trail in Pennsylvania

Confluence to Salisbury Viaduct - Completed
Salisbury Viaduct to Meyersdale to Sand Patch - under Construction June 2003 (Report 4/2003)
Sand Patch to Big Savage tunnel - Construction to start Fall 2003 (Report 4/2003)
Keystone Viaduct - Completed.  but the trail on either side of the viaduct has not be worked on.  (Rode September 23, 2003)
Big Savage Tunnel - Active Construction.  Tunnel is closed to traffic. Expected opening in late October. (Report 8/2003)
Big Savage Tunnel to State Line - Investigating construction options 

Allegheny Highlands Trail in Maryland

State Line to Frostburg - Notice to Proceed should occur in August 2003. Construction should start in the fall, break for winter and resume in the spring (Report 6/2003)
Frostburg to Cumberland - Design and engineering near completion - Construction to start October 2003 (Report 4/2003

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